JLPT N4 · 12 strokes
Kanji 答: "solution, answer"
The kanji 答 means "solution, answer". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read トウ in on'yomi and こた.える, こた.え in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こた.えるこた.え
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | solution, answer |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 486 of 2,501 |
Common words with 答
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 答えるto answer; to reply
- 答えanswer; reply; response · answer; solution; result
- 返答reply; answer
- 回答reply; answer
- 即答immediate reply
- 質問に答えるto answer a question
- 問答無用there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
- 応答reply; answer; response
- 答えを出すto give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
- 解答answer; solution
- 問答questions and answers; dialogue
- 受け答えreply; response; answer
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